The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1957): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1957, The Ghost of Kasane Swamp is a horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, running about 66 minutes.

What it’s about. A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to the swamp and drowns himself. 20 years later, the masseur's daughter unknowingly falls in love with the samurai's son who has been brought up to be a servant. After she is horribly disfigured in an accident, he plots to run away with another woman, but the path of their escape lies by the Kasane swamp...

Who’s in it. The Ghost of Kasane Swamp stars Katsuko Wakasugi as Rui, Keinosuke Wada as Fukami Shinkichi, Noriko Kitazawa as Hisa and Tetsuro Tamba as Jinjûrô Ômura, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, The Ghost of Kasane Swamp has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Ghost of Kasane Swamp page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Ghost of Kasane Swamp tend to enjoy Psycho, Das Schweigen der Lämmer, Shining and Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt.